Holder for bows for musical instruments



(No Model.)

H. H. HUNT.

HOLDER FOR BOWS FOR MUSISAL INSTRUMENTS. No. 248,467. Patented Oct. 18,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

HOMER H. HUNT, OF MUSGATINE, IOWA.

HOLDER FOR BOWS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 248,467, dated October 18, 1881. Application filed March 5,1881. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I HOMER H. HUNT, of Muscatine, in the county of Muscatine and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Bow-Holder for Musical Instruments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to facilitate holding the bow of a stringedinstrument in the position toinsure neatness of execution and a tine and clear tone.

The invention consistsin attachiuga thumbplate or bow-holder to the bow or making it integral therewith.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation of the end of a bow provided with myimproved bow-holder. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional elevation of the same, showing the lower end of the bow and the manner in which the thumbispassed into the bowholder.

The ends A A of a thick plate,l3, constituting the holder, are bent upward on a gen tlycurved line to form a recess, 0, to receive the thumb, the inner side of the thumb resting against the rounded surface of the recess; or, in place of forming this recess by bending the ends of a plate upward, a block may be cut out accordingly, or the device may be cast or molded. This plate or holder B, with the ends bent up, is made integral with or attached to a strip, D, which is curved transversely on the under side to fit snugly against the bow-stick E. This strip D is held to the bow stick E directly above the nut F, and parallel with the same,.by the ferrules G G, or may be held to the stick by a screw, spring, or any other suitable device. This bow-holder can be attached to the bow of anykind of stringed instrument, such as the violin, Violoncello, &c. The player places his thumb into the recess (J, as stated, and the hairs H ofthe how will touch his thumbnail. This bow-holder compels the player to hold the bow properly, thereby enabling him to play with greater perfection, as the bow is then held at the proper inclination, and at the same time it relieves the player of all strain on his hand, and protects the hair of the bow from being soiled or broken.

The bow-holder may be made of wood, metal, rubber, ivory, celluloid, or any other suitable material.

Having thus described my invention, I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Paten t- In a bow for stringed instruments, the combination, with the bow-stick E, of the holder B, substantially as hereinshown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

. HOMER H. HUNT.

WVitnesses:

G. W. HUNT, G. ALBESON. 

